Monthly Archives: March 2015

The survey will collect demographic information as well as information about digital habits. Its goal is to help the city create targeted programs that respond to the needs of residents. “We can see the impact, we just need to measure it now,” said Brittney Cofield-Poole (ME!), community outreach specialist for the IT department. She will oversee the collection of the survey. Finding out what people need from a municipal IT department is part of a larger four-year effort, Roper said. It was important to her to lead the department to become more community-focused and fill in digital gaps. via Raleigh will ask residents about technology habits | News and Observer News and Observer.

As a Community Psychologist in training I have always been slightly bothered by the term “soft science” being used to describe people centered research. More recently I have begun to think about how social science is often neglected to be recognized as an important part of STEM. However, isn’t the core of this acronym focused on bettering the lives of mankind?! I think this notion is particularly important when introducing youth to STEM. It is crucial that they know that if they are to pursue “S” (Science) that it is okay to choose a translational path that prioritizes directly addressing the needs of their communities.

So today I declare that I will dedicate myself to shedding light on the social side of science! Now all I need is a fancy #hashtag!

Discover FMA Live!, the award-winning science education concert from Honeywell and NASA! With FMA Live!, middle school students will never look at science and engineering the same way again.

FMA Live!’s Forces in Motion show is an interactive, traveling hip-hop concert that teaches Newton’s

Universal Law of Gravity and Three Laws of Motion. Named after Newton’s Second Law of Motion [Force equals Mass times Acceleration], the show connects science and engineering to everyday life. And how studying Newtonian physics can lead to interesting, competitive careers.

How did we do it? With a hip-hop concert, choreography, cool videos, giant sticky walls, extreme wrestlers, and the “Man Behind the Motion:” Sir Isaac Newton. Middle-school students never knew science could be so fun!